CVE-2016-4288 json
A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in BlueStacks App Player.
published 2017-01-06 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-5288
- cvss
- 8.4
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 49%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in BlueStacks App Player. The BlueStacks App Player installer creates a registry key with weak permissions that allows users to execute arbitrary programs with SYSTEM privileges.
Exploit prediction
0.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 49% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- talosintelligence.com http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0124/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 8.4 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- BlueStacks App Player
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-275 Permission Issues
References
-
talosintelligence.com
/reports/TALOS-2016-0124/
exploit, mitigation, technical-description, third-party-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/92426
third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-4288
- NVD CVE-2016-4288
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